Matt's WL-1 build

[mjg]

Cool, thanks. I'll keep at the sanding/spraying then. It is certainly looking better than the first effort... just surprised at how many cans of primer I'm going to use.

It has given me a whole new appreciation for a glossy paint finish... and I'll probably just stick to natural wood finish for any future builds!

Thanks Simon, yep I knew that I hadn't got all the bumps out around that pickup (and a few other places), but I stopped at that point as I wanted to confirm I should keep going. When in doubt, stop sanding and ask the internet.

[FrankenWashie]

Cool, thanks. I'll keep at the sanding/spraying then. It is certainly looking better than the first effort... just surprised at how many cans of primer I'm going to use.

It has given me a whole new appreciation for a glossy paint finish... and I'll probably just stick to natural wood finish for any future builds!

Thanks Simon, yep I knew that I hadn't got all the bumps out around that pickup (and a few other places), but I stopped at that point as I wanted to confirm I should keep going. When in doubt, stop sanding and ask the internet.

Yeah I feel your pain. I rushed into colour on an SV-1 without reading up and found all of the problems you have run into. I actually stripped it right back to raw wood, fixed up the surface dings i hadn't noticed and then made some wide sanding blocks to do the whole guitar surface in a pass. It is sooooo easy to ding the basswood, that even dust build up will mark it if it clogs on the paper. For now its sand, clean, spray, sigh and repeat.